Level Up Leadership

Americans get fewer vacation days on average than many other countries, but even so, 55% of Americans did not use all of their vacation days in 2015. And amongst the people who did take vacation, 41% checked in on work while they were away. There are a lot of factors behind the American work ethic,…

Americans are notorious for not only having less vacation time than other countries but also not using all of the vacation time we do get. We have a tendency to worship work, and that can have some very negative consequences. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with loving your job and wanting to give…

The Situational Leadership® II model has three core components – setting a SMART goal with your employee, diagnosing the development level of your employee with regard to the given goal, and applying the appropriate type of leadership for the person’s development level. Today, we’ll break down the two core factors that determine the development level…

A core piece of the Situational Leadership® II model is helping employees set SMART goals. Without goal setting, employees often don’t know what is expected of them. Whether you incorporate goal setting into an annual review or meet with team members weekly to discuss pressing tasks (a habit we strongly recommend that you establish), a…

As discussed in our previous blogs, Situational Leadership® II is a widely-used leadership model that gives leaders a framework for adapting their leadership style to the needs of individual employees. The basic premise is that leaders shouldn’t use a single style of leadership and expect the best results. Every person on your team is an…

Developed by Ken Blanchard, Situational Leadership® II (SLII®) is one of the most highly regarded and widely used leadership strategies in the business world. It is a leadership model for adapting one’s style in order to get the best performance out of a given employee with a given goal or directive. Business leaders have a…

Developed by Ken Blanchard, Situational Leadership® II has become one of the most widely used leadership models in the world because it helps improve employee engagement and increase employee retention. The basic principal behind SLII® is simple: different situations call for different types of leadership, even with the same employee. And it makes a lot…

Employees want the opportunity to grow and excel. In 2016, 87% of Millennials said they felt professional development and/or career growth opportunities were very important to them. Likewise, 76% of employees viewed opportunities for career growth as a top non-financial motivator at work. But career growth is a two-way street. Employees can only learn the…

Now that we’ve recognized that generalized New Year’s Resolutions don’t serve us very well, let’s take a look at 5 key actions that can support you in achieving both your personal and professional goals in 2018. Make it S.M.A.R.T. – The SMART acronym first appeared in the November 1981 issue of Management Review and at…

According to research out of the University of Scranton, the answer…. Our New Year’s Resolutions. With 2018 upon us, we wondered what ARE the biggest barriers to making New Year’s resolutions a reality? Here’s what we found in our research: Overwhelm: Quite often, we see the New Year as a great opportunity to “make a…